Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1887-06-28
Especial Correspondence

we ask gOON many QdestlOIlS as we Ro
round, and sometimes we show we air purity
green, but we hope to git ripper by and by.
So
The other day we was going along curved
street that looked to me good deal like pic
lures Of amphitheatres had seen in books,
and over a sort of an entrance noticed the
name "Regent Circus" Mr.. Editor, if there
is one thing more than another that like,
and that Mandy always goes to and takes the
children to see the animals, that thing is a
circus, and when we seen that name we was
spontaneous in wanting to see it.
There was a policeman standing by the
opening, as they air standing around every
where in London, and we went right up to
him as bold as could be, for we knowed cir
cuses if we didn't know anything else.
"What time does the circus begin?" ! says
to him,
"Beg pardon, sir" he says back, as usual.
81 said, what time does the circus begin?'
"Beg pardon, sir" says he again.
"Thunderation, mani" broke out, 'don't
you understand English!"
Certainly, SIR"
swell, amt this Regents circus!"
"Ths is Regent Circus, sir"
"That's what l said, and remarked fur
Their, what time does it begin?"
BEG pardon, sir, you are mistaken he
said, and he laughed kind of low down;
that's the name Of the street."
give him shilling and told him not to
mention it, and only do so now to prevent
some other lover of the fine arts Citing fooled
as We was, and In the most natural way, for
whoever heard Of naming street as circus.
After few days found that "circuses" were
about as common as street corners and nearly
every wide place in street got the name.
***
Mandy hadn't much to say because she was
disappointed as well as l was, but she made
Jun of me little till she got caught. 1t was
5his way. In London most of the people call
it morning until after o'clock at night In
Wayback dinner time is noon AMI Mandy is
used to that. Well, Patti was going to sing
at Alberts hall, and ast Mandy ii ale didn't
want to go.
"Of course do" she saws to me in high
perrits: what time does it take up9'
"Here's the programme" and handed IL
to her to read. She read it out loud as fol.
lows: "Grand morning concert, Thursday, at
o'clock" and slammed the paper down.
mo, don't want to co." she says. 1.-THE
very idea of people being such fools about o
singing woman that they'll git up at ocIocl
III tuO iici illc ashamed
humanity. It's bad enough to pay high
prices to be fool any time, but to git up
before daylight to be one doesn't suit me at
ALP
never said a word, because if did it was
going to cost me about SIS. but after the con-
cert | explained to her, aid then went out to
Hyde park by myself to git some fresh air
and recuperate.
You can't fool Mandy any more, though,
on g matinee. ~
The first Sunday we was In London We
went to hear Sturgeon preach. Mandy and
me is both members Of The Wayback Baptist
church, and SpurGeon is a Baptist and the
Wayback representative of religion in Lon
don, They took up collection at the first
door as everybody went in, SOS not to miss
that portion OF the devotions in case of a
panic or hre, and after we got inside we
waited till the pew holders got their places.
and then we took the leavins There was
5,Uo people, more or less, in the meeting
house, and they looked mostly like people who
hadn't got rich enough to be Independent of
God, and felt l. Ike l was at home. Mr.
Spurg,on lined off the hymns, talked pleas
an, between the readings of the gospel, and
finally preached good plain sermon.
that hadn't Boston trimmin' or fash
ionable cut anywhere about it. 1t
wasn't great sermon either, and was q lit
lie disappointed, but Sturgeon "gits thar -
md t!,its as much in religion as it is in poll
.ics II not more, though they have to wait a
little longer before They Iegin to git the
emoluments. He is not a very good LOOKING
man, but his square face, short gray hair
clipped beard and stocky figure air mighty
good signs OF powerful adversary of the
devil. He talks plain and 10 the pint, and
searches down after a sinner heart in a wav
that brings it most every time. His clothes
dldnt 1t him very we'll, and he wasn't ex
actiy IN parlor uniform, but / reckon the
LORD takes as much stock in him as if they
uiu' ana MS people don't love him any the
'ess. Take him all around, like him better
nan any other Preacher have heard outside
OF my native village.
W. "ay L Went with young American
W r".er " 'iSi' the courts held in the temple.
we was met by policemen and bailiffs. and
had to get an order from the SUPERINTENDENT
before we could go in. We thought at fi,.s,
they were afraid of dynamite. but we fornS
out later that everything was sbut nm i, 81.
TO give them chance to beat the bounds u
mat means that at certain times officers mrs+
go around and strike with a staff or rod this
hhiits OF the territory held by the temple
courts IN order to preserve its rights. II they
ran 70 do 1t at the time set the property goes
out OF their hands. 1t is a kind of legal su.
perStition authorized by law SO old that it
Is siny but in England they still venerate
age. 1hey have another one in the temnla
Vi the right to bridge the Thames. and
every month they draw a rome. with
docks OF wood tied to it, across the river
What in thunder they want to bridge IL for
seeing that it is already mostly bridges |
don't know. All the lawyers wear white
wigs and black gowns, and when / frs. seen
them thought | had struck kuklux khan
or theatre party off the stage. The wigs
don't lit and the gowns are big enough for
TWO The court rooms are little bits of places.
ahc TIE benches the lawyers have to st ou